How to be a Mentor The project Autonomous “Personal Learning Networks” for Language Teachers has been funded with support from the European Commission.

How to be a Mentor

The project Autonomous “Personal Learning Networks” for Language Teachers has been funded with support from the European Commission. This document reflects the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held

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aPLaNet

APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

1) About the aPLaNet project

2) Introduction to mentoring

3) Online mentoring - recommendations

4) aPLaNet mentoring- aPLaNet mentoring procedure

- support for aPLaNet mentors- resources for aPLaNet mentors

5) Meet the aPLaNet mentors

APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

The aPLaNet project is a European Union funded project for language educators all over the Europe, especially those who are new or do not use Internet social networks (SN) but wish to learn more and build their own Personal Learning Network (PLN) for professional development purposes.

Find out more here:http://aplanet-project.eu

About aPLaNet

APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

'Unlike a teacher or even a coach, who is focused on helping us learn and practice a particular set of skills, a mentor acts as a guide who helps us define and understand our own goals and pursue them successfully.' (The Mentee's Guide, L. Zachary, 2009)

Find out more here:http://aplanet-project.eu/mentorguide

Introduction to Mentoring

APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

How is online mentoring different from face-to-face mentoring?

What can an online mentor do to make up for this?

Find out more here:http://aplanet-project.eu/mentorguide

Online Mentoring - recommendations

APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

Step 1 - Volunteering

a) Join our Ning and offer to be a mentorhttp://aplanet-project.org

b) Join one or more of the Mentors' groups http://aplanet-project.org/group/mentors

c) Then we'll list you as a mentor here:-http://aplanet-project.org/page/mentors-1

aPLaNet Mentoring

APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

Step 2 – Finding a Mentor

a) Offer to be a mentor to a memberhttp://aplanet-project.org/profiles/members/

b) Be approached by a prospective mentee

c) aPLaNet partners suggest a mentor

aPLaNet Mentoring

APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

Step 3 – Planning for the first meeting

a) Agree on date of first meeting

b) Think about mentee's needs - aPLaNet questionnaire data - mentee profile - initial correspondence

c) Choose meeting platform (Skype / WIZ IQ)

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APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

Step 4 – The first meeting

a) Get to know each other / build rapport

b) Set objectives (maximum 3) - SMART criteria

c) Agree when to meet again

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APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

Step 5 – Continuing : aPLaNet resources

a) aPLaNet Mentor/Mentee Guides

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APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

Step 5 – Continuing : aPLaNet resources

b) Pre-piloting questionnairec) Teacher diary

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APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

Step 5 – Continuing : aPLaNet resources

d) Teacher guidee) Technological guidesf) Workshops (online/recordings) g) Videos

aPLaNet Mentoring

APLaNet Online Mentoring Workshop

Step 6 – Coming to the end

When is a good time to end the mentoring process?

How do you know when the mentee is ready to 'go it alone'?

aPLaNet Mentoring

Find out more here:http://aplanet-project.org/page/mentors-1

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Step 7 – Support for mentors

What support is there available for mentors?

aPLaNet Mentoring

http://aplanet-project.org/groups

[email protected]

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Thank you! Any last questions / comments?

aPLaNet Mentoring

See you online:http://aplanet-project.org